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jettisoned

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verb

past tense of jettison

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Recent Examples of jettisoned
Verb
The tension, twitchiness, and turmoil of vintage no wave remain; the bitter misanthropy, however, has been jettisoned in favor of something brighter and less antagonistic, if not exactly sweet. Reed Jackson, SPIN, 20 Aug. 2026 Yet the way the United States buys and deploys military technology is, like the rigid, Soviet-style five-year plans that even China and Russia have long since jettisoned, mind-numbingly bureaucratic. Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 In retrospect, Miami might have opted for the wrong developmental quarterbacks in Miller (poached by the previous regime) and since jettisoned Mark Gronowski. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026 Preston wanted to give the Sheriff’s Office more time to address issues of concern, but Hudak was part of the 3-2 majority that jettisoned the Sheriff’s Office. Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 The Colts jettisoned Michael Pittman, vastly increasing the volume coming Pierce’s way. Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026 It was jettisoned during a January 2025 mission that brought two lunar landers, Firefly’s Blue Ghost and ispace’s Hakuto-R, to the Moon. Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026 Moves coming Two pitchers will have to be jettisoned from the major league roster in the coming days. Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2026 Right-hander Adrian Houser, jettisoned from the rotation following extended struggles, could get one of those spots. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jettisoned
Adjective
  • In another development, researchers in the US developed a new method that could turn discarded data center hardware into a reliable, eco-friendly source of rare earths and valuable metals.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The storm dumped more than a foot of rain over parts of the state, with the highest elevations getting more than 40 inches.
    Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The only other crime series out recently on Netflix are true-crime offerings, where a few of those are dumped out every week.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • And indeed the grounds are littered with junked classics from the 1950s and '60s.
    Priyanka Mattoo, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • Plots littered with junked trunks, empty skid tanks, the rib cages of hoop houses picked clean.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • The suspect ditched his bike in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood, northeast of where Interstates 105 and 110 intersect, and ran off.
    Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The hit-and-run driver then ditched the BMW and appears to have gotten into another car to escape.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Unloading began the following evening but progressed slowly, and only the fish manure and oil drums ended up being unloaded.
    Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The broader Aston Martin company unloaded a sliver of the team at a $3 billion-plus valuation about a year ago as well.
    Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • By this stage, Villa had already lost two physios and its head of medical services, Arnaldo Abrantes, to Arsenal.
    Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Fifteen customers by Fall Creek near Pendleton also lost power.
    John Tufts, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2026

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“Jettisoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jettisoned. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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